"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Henry Moore – interviewed by David Carroll – circa 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Widely regarded as one of the most evocative and original modernist sculptors of the 20th Century, Henry Moore’s works are seen practically everywhere…
– International Literary Report – Interview with Garson Kanin – August 11, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I ran across this interview with the legendary screenwriter, playwright, novelist and Director Garson Kanin discussing his career and the publishing…
Subscriptions work wonders: Become a Patron! – Moe Howard of The Three Stooges – “Whatever Became of . . .?” – July 27, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Three Stooges were an essential ingredient in the diets…
It adds up, so subscribe: Become a Patron! – Radio Paris Shortwave – Radio Moscow Shortwave – News – March 20, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As tensions increased throughout Europe, this first day of Spring in 1939,…
– March 4,1939 – 150th Anniversary celebrations – U.S. Congress – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what would become one of the most widely covered events in broadcast history up to 1939, the gala events surrounding the 150th birthday…
Believe it not, we rely on subscriptions: Become a Patron! – 1938 – Martha Lane’s Modern Kitchen – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Our concept of food in 2024 is radically different than it was in 1938; or even 1968,…
Support the weird and the wonderful: Become a Patron! – NPR: Voices In The Wind – Henry Miller Interview – Oct. 30, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Writer Henry Miller turned 86 in 1977. To commemorate…
Become a Patron! NBC Radio – Biography In Sound – The Actor – March 6, 1955 – The Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although this documentary concentrates primarily at Acting for the Stage in 1955, the sentiments and reflections on…
– Tcherepnine plays Tcherepnine – The NBC Music Guild – 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into music from the 1930s this week, with a recital by the Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnine, who was on a brief tour…
As one of the cornerstones of the Avant-Garde, Dada-Surrealist and Modernist Movements, Man Ray is probably best known for his painting, A L’Heure de L’Observatoire – Les Amoureux (Observatory Time – The Lovers) – which you can see in the…